28th August 2003
GI DISCUSSION AT A STANDSTILL AS EU PRESENTS ITS PRODUCT LIST
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Countries have made no headway ahead of the Cancun Ministerial meeting on narrowing their differences in informal discussions on the multilateral register for geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits (see ,BRIDGES Weekly 10 July 2003). Accordingly, the second version of the draft Cancun Ministerial text was revised to simply take note of progress made in the negotiations and to instruct the Council for Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) to continue its work. The new date for completing the negotiations remains to be agreed at Cancun.
Meanwhile, the question of whether to extend the additional protection for wines and sprits to other products continues to attract attention in discussions on outstanding implementation issues, finding explicit mention in the latest draft text for Cancun. The EC — one of the strongest demandeurs of GI extension — has finalised a list of 41 products for which it will seek additional protection in Cancun. The EC is planning to negotiate the list in the context of the ongoing agriculture talks.
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